Shots fired!

Peter Matika, Senior Life Reporter
THOSE that follow pop culture know that US rapper and RnB star Chris Brown has zero chills when it comes to the comments he makes on social media.

So crude are his comments that many have described him as the devil’s reincarnate.

His recent rant towards US-based Zimbabwean RnB sensation — Tinashe came as no surprise when he called the singer a “16 year old hobbit face a**” in an Instagram comment.

Actually it is somewhat surprising, considering the two seemed to be good friends at one point, having collaborated with each other.

Collaborations, which include the smash hit Player.

The apparent feud between Chris and Tinashe started brewing when Tinashe unfollowed Chris on social media, after he called up and coming singer Kehlani’s suicide attempt a publicity stunt and told her to “stop flexing for the ‘Gram.’”

Since calling Tinashe a slew of names, the family of 23-year-old singer, has come to her defense, after crooner Chris slammed her on the social networking website Instagram.

Tinashe recently revealed she did not want to work with Brown, but did so at the record label’s insistence. She said:

“He just hopped on the song and then we had a Chris verse. It was really the label. It wasn’t me.”

Both Brown and Tinashe are signed to Sony Music.

Brown slammed Tinashe, calling her a slew of names, as she made the comment about their collaboration and unfollowed him on social network sites for slamming the suicide bid of fellow female singer, Kehlani, as a ploy for public sympathy and attention.

Brown called her names, insulting her looks.

Tinashe’s mother, brothers and . . . wait for it . . . her GRANDMOTHER leapt to her defense in the wake of Brown’s comments.

They took to twitter to express their anger at Brown’s rather unwarranted statements regarding Tinashe.

First Tinashe’s brothers took to twitter to defend their kin, then her mother out . . . and finally the last family member who hilariously than surprising came out to Tinashe’s rescue — her grandmother.

Her grandmother is on social media and knows how to use it.

At the height of the feud just a few weeks ago Tinashe tried to downplay the dispute making mellow statements about them.

However, she made some statements that left the showbiz industry in doubt of their relationship.

In an interview with ET, the singer chatted about how her song Player, which featured Brown, came to fruition.

Apparently, Brown heard the song and really liked it, she explained. Previously, he had also been on a list of artistes she wanted to work with. “He just hopped on the song and then we had a Chris verse,” Tinashe said. But then she cupped her hand and whispered. “It was really the label. It wasn’t me,” she said.

It has also been reported that Sony Music has been trying to rehabilitate Brown’s image after the Rihanna domestic violence case, by pairing him with female singers, who seek sales from his large audience.

However, Brown has repeatedly gone on social network and lashed out against a slew of famous and non-famous women.

Brown slammed famous women such as his ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran, Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Zendaya, Fifth Harmony and Tinashe. Brown has also slammed the mother of his child, as well as female fans online.